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Even though the auction of 3G spectrum is in limbo, the regulator will soon start consultation process for higher level of services called 4G services. This was stated by the telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI) chairman J S Sarma. 4G offers data download at much higher speed than 3G and makes gaming and video on demand much more attractive.

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- What: Apple launches the iPad What's cool: It's a tablet/e-reader/media player/ gaming device How much: $499 (approx Rs 23,000) for the 16GB model, $599 (Rs 27,00) for the 32GB model, $699 (Rs 32,360) for the 64GB model.

Workers are contacted mostly on their mobile phones. The party has a database of all its members along with address, polling station, age and photograph. As a result, mobilisation is quick.

In order to protect the interests of consumers and force cell phone manufacturers to take responsibility for the products they sell, the department of telecommunication needs to take two urgent initiatives:

Lionsgate, a $1.47-billion California-headquartered film production group, has signed a three-feature film deal with Crest Animation Studios (India) for stereoscopic 3D animation films.

India-born Arun Sarin, former CEO of Vodafone Group Plc, has been awarded an honorary knighthood by the Queen of England for his services to the communications industry.

BlackBerry launched their new Bold 9700 model last week. It is as elegant as the original. Its business functionality receives a fillip with the new BlackBerry 5.0 operating system that looks promising.

Noida, Feb. 6 -- Cellphone users in Noida who subscribe to Idea Cellular Service will soon get their network back. On Friday, the Allahabad High Court, in a writ petition filed by Idea Cellular Services has directed the Noida Authority to deseal the towers within 48 hours and gave time to the company to submit a proper application.

It?s the hottest new gadget on the block, but it?s not just techies who are going gaga over the iPad ? the jokesters are having a ball, too.

Rumours end. Sometimes with a bang. In other instances they simply fizzle out thanks to collective impatience. So, till last week, if Apple?s iPad managed to hang in our cerebrums for sometime now as iSlate or Tablet or just as a concept, the credit goes to the company?s expertise at saying a lot but hiding even more.

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Moviegoers can now use technology to relive scenes from Ishqiya on their iPhones. Vigyaapan Technologies has launched the first ever iPhone application for the film. The application includes photos, videos, songs, and information about the cast and crew, and is integrated with Twitter and Facebook.

New models are helping Nokia and Motorola Inc win market share in smartphones but their profit outlook remains dim and development costs will tip the U.S. group into loss this quarter.

Motorola Inc forecast a loss for the current quarter due to heavy spending to bring more smartphones to the market, disappointing investors who had expected the cellphone maker to post a profit.

Motorola Inc's quarterly profit was slightly ahead of expectations and its smartphones sold better than expected in its first quarter selling phones running Google Inc's Android software.

Motorola Inc posted a small quarterly profit versus a year-earlier loss but revenue missed Wall Street estimates for its first quarter selling phones based on Google Inc's Android software.

Top mobile phone maker Nokia reported stronger than expected fourth-quarter sales and profits powered by improving market share in smartphones, sending its shares more than 10 percent higher.

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* Nokia financial statement release nokia Q4 2009 net sales EUR 12.0 billion,

If you haven?t heard of this company and are assuming it?s an affiliate to Creative?s Zen series of digital music players, you?re mistaken. Zen Mobiles is very new to the Indian market and one of their first handsets in the market is the Z77. Any way you look at it, it seems to be a BlackBerry clone ? but that may not be such a bad thing.

Melbourne, January 19 (ANI): New phone applications that let users track their friends have been predicted to be a thing of the future.